Let’s go on a home makeover tour with Diana Smith who will share beautiful tips for arranging and decorating an open floor plan ranch-style home. Truly one of our most popular lifestyles, open plan is here to stay. This home makeover tour isn’t a single home; it’s showing great concepts from different homes. This way, you can pick and choose the ideas that suit your floor plan and lifestyle. So… have you always wanted a home with an airy, stripped-down appeal that invokes minimalism and communal living? If the answer is yes, then an open floor plan is just the…

Weekend projects are those fabulously quick activities that will help create a more functional and stylish home. You don’t have to commit to weeks and months; you only need to spend a few hours or a whole day. Easy. No matter how big your home is, you can always find something to do around it – fixing things here and there might seem like a boring and menial task, but it’s actually the only way to make sure your home is always taken care of. These tasks don’t have to be too time-consuming or hard, and you can even handle…

Who doesn’t want a luxurious backyard retreat? Well… no-one. Regardless of the size of your garden, you can try one or all of these four gorgeous ideas. Your backyard is an extension of your home, and a place where you can relax and enjoy the fresh air with your family and friends. Turning it into your own luxurious backyard retreat and trendy oasis may take some time and a few investments. However, if you’ve decided you want upgrade your garden this season, here are several great ideas on how to do it. For A Luxurious Backyard Retreat Use Decorative Plants…

Australian landscaping trends aren’t just for Aussies. Our international writer, Diana Smith, shares her tips on the best Australian landscaping trends for you to try in your own home. Landscaping and gardening are two very popular hobbies all over the world and Australia is no different. It’s great for the body and the soul and it brings many other benefits as well. So I wanted to share with you some of my favourite Australian landscaping trends. Having a simple lawn and a few flowerbeds can become a bit boring after a few years, but these Australian landscaping trends will certainly…

Australian interior design trends have a sense of freedom and a connection to the earth making them suitable for any home in 2018. Diana Smith investigates further. Interior design trends are changing so rapidly and monumentally every single year, and keeping up with all of them is rather hard. That’s why people usually just follow those that are characteristic for their own region only instead of paying attention to all global trends. So it’s wonderful to introduce Australian interior design trends to you. Every region has its preferences, and when it comes to Australia, people usually stick to clean, simple,…

Bedroom luxe is what every woman wants. So Diana Smith shares her top tips for creating a bedroom that LOOKS luxurious even if your budget is smaller than your dreams. Most of us have at least once regretted not having stylish bedroom luxe, such as the one we were treated to during a stay in a 5-star hotel or one we’ve seen in some trendy magazine. It’s quite normal to wish for a bit of luxury in the space that is probably the most private, with a possible exception of the bathroom. Still, no matter how modest and humble your…